Clean Water Action’s scorecard for Gov. Rick Snyder’s first term
highlights his failure to safeguard Michigan’s environment. “As someone
who just wants to have their water and drink it too,” says Clean Water
Action’s Denny Green, “the Governor couldn’t have done much worse on the
environment if he’d tried.”

Gov. Snyder received a failing grade
based on actions he took (or failed to take) on fourteen different
bills, coming up on the wrong side twelve times. “This subpar
performance, nearly a 90% rate of failure, is shameful for the governor
of a state literally defined by its Great Lakes,” Green says. Read more

Michigan currently has the opportunity to be a national leader in
transitioning our energy production toward a sustainable future.
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency programs can reduce the demand on
polluting power plants and create local jobs, all while protecting our
Great Lakes. Right now, the Michigan Legislature is exploring an
increase of both the Renewable Energy Standard and our Energy Efficiency
Optimization Standard. These policies give Michigan residents and
businesses an opportunity to invest in and benefit from energy
efficiency upgrades while protecting our Great Lakes from polluting
sources of energy production.

Michigan currently has the opportunity to be a national leader in transitioning our energy production toward a sustainable future and solar power is a tremendous untapped resource. It can reduce the demand on polluting power plants and create local jobs, all while protecting our Great Lakes.Tell Governor Snyder and the MPSC to harness the power of solar!

Built By Michigan

Electric cars
are the future of the automobile industry and a key to innovation and
leadership in technology and manufacturing in the 21st Century. Our
state pioneered the auto industry and now we are at the vanguard of its
future.

EPA: Get It Done

Clean Energy Now

The Clean Energy Now campaign formed in response to the "Coal Rush of 2008," during which eight proposals for new coal-fired power plants were put forward. We have been successful to this point in preventing new construction, but we need to remain vigilant and keep the pressure high on our elected leaders.